In September 1951, following a meeting of Joseph Stalin with senior aircraft designers the Soviet Union issued design specifications for new helicopters, with the intent of rapidly accelerating Soviet helicopter development. One of those designs was the Yak-24 "Flying Railroad Car".
The first prototype flew on July 3, 1952, powered by two 1,700-horsepower Shvetsov radials. It could carry 40 fully equipped troops or nearly 8,800 pounds (4,000 kg) of cargo. NATO named it Horse. On December 17, 1955 it set two world records, lifting 8,818 pounds (4,000 kg) to 9,521 feet (2,902 m) and 4,409 pounds (2,000 kg) to 16,673 feet (5,082 m).
According to recent Russian sources, only 35 series helicopters were built in 1956–1958 in Leningrad, in addition to two prototypes and three pre-series helicopters (1953-1958).
3 August 1951. First flight of the Breguet Br.960 Vultur. French prototype carrier-based attack aircraft with mixed-power design, combining a 980 hp Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 1 turboprop in the nose with a Rolls-Royce Nene 01 turbojet in the tail.
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